Re: The sum of the scores of a student in 5 tests is 120 and at least two
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16 Dec 2024, 13:49
As the sum of the scores of a student in 5 tests is 120 we get the average score of the five tests as
$$
\(\frac{120}{5}=24(=\text { column A quantity })\)
$$
Now, as at least two tests scores are less than 20 , the median i.e. the third score can be 20 or more.
For example if we consider the scores as $\(1,2,37,40 \& 40\)$, we get the median score as 30 which is greater than the average score i.e. 24 . But if we consider the scores as $\(18,19,21,22 \& 40\)$, we get the median score 21 which is less than the mean score.
Hence a unique comparison cannot be formed between the mean \& the median score, so the answer is (D).